Trivia Questions Week 01/06/17

By Eldon Combs | January 13, 2017 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 01/06/17
  1. The last time a football player played a game without a helmet happened in the:  30’s, 40’s or 50’s? (Dick Plasman in 1940 NFL Championship Game)
  2. The famous artist Michelangelo spent most of his life with a broken:  Nose, Back, or Leg? (While studying with the masters a jealous fellow artist hit him in the nose with a mallet)
  3. Who did the greatest of all time “Muhammad Ali” fight in the “Rumble in the Jungle”:  Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, or George Foreman?
  4. Earth’s largest continent is Asia – Africa, or Antartica is the 2nd Largest? (1st, 17,3oo,ooo sq miles 2nd is Africa, 11,700,000 sq miles)
  5. Which football player was known as Mr. Cowboy:  Bob Lilly, Randy White, or Roger Staubach? (1st Dallas Cowboy inducted into Hall of Fame)
  6. What country has the most natural lakes:  Canada, Greenland, or the US?
  7. How many basketball coaches have won an NCAA & NBA Championship over a career:  1, 2, or 3? (Only Larry Brown)
  8. The Sargasso Sea is found on:  Land, Water, or Sky? (Only sea on Earth with no coastline – West of Gulf Stream, North of North Atlantic Current, East of Canary Current, South of the North Atlantic Equatorial Current)
  9. Which Hollywood power couple announced their separation in 2005:  Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman, Brad Pitt/Jennifer Anistan or John Travolta/Kelly Preston?
  10. If vacationing in Africa which nation would you want to visit to see the most pyramids:  Sudan, Egypt or Algeria?
  11. The total number of basketball players that have won an NCAA & NBA Championship is:  40, 50, or 60? (See the complete list at complex.com)
  12. This city is widely recognized as the oldest city in the history of the world:  Alexandria, Egypt, Damascus, Syria, or Bhutan, South Asia?
  13. Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner or Christy Mathewson – which of these legendary players was not part of MLB’s first Hall of Fame induction class?
  14. Snickers Candy Bar was named after a family pet that was a:  Goat, Horse, or Fish? (Frank & Ethel Mars had a horse named Snickers)
  15. Which legendary coach coached his team the longest:  The Dallas Cowboys – Tom Landry (29), Miami Dolphins – Don Shula (33), Cleveland Browns – Paul Brown (25)?  (Bears Head Coach Paul Halas holds record at 40 yrs in Chicago)
  16. The Mr. Goodbar Candy Bar remained the same from 1925 through 1991 but in 1992 they changed the formula by:  Using Skim Milk, Adding More Peanuts, or Used a Darker Chocolate?
  17. While in Toronto 1983 New York Yankee outfielder Dave Winfield got arrested for:  Killing a Bird, Not Paying for a Beer, or Mooning Lady Fans? (Cruelty to animals book for killing a Seagull – released almost immediately)
  18. Bible Question:  Who did Peter raise from the dead in Joppa – was it:  Jochebed (Joe-Sha-bed), Atarah (Ah-Tar-Ah) or Dorcas (Door-Kiss)?  (Tabitha translated is Dorcas and the name of the young woman?
  19. When Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile record on May 6th, 1954 – how long was it before his record was broken:  6, 26, or 46 days? (John Landy 3:57.9 breaking Bannister’s 3:59.4 record – Today’s current record is:  3:43.14)
  20. During World War II US soldiers would open their rations and be greeted by this Candy Bar:  A Goo Goo Cluster, Heath Bar, or a Cherry Mash?
  21. What team showed the NBA that Oklahoma City, OK could support and sustain an NBA Franchise:  New Orleans Hornets, Seattle Supersonics, or Memphis Grizzlies? (In 2005 because of Hurricane Katrina the Hornets played their games in OKC for 2 years opening the door for the creation of the Thunder)
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